News Roundup 05 March 2022
Mar 05, 2022 • 4 min Read
Robredo supporters in Cavite reject ‘Marcos country’ tag on province | PHILSTAR.COM – For supporters of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo in Cavite, the province is not a “Marcos country” as claimed by their governor, as they vow to be one less vote for the son and namesake of the deposed dictator who is also running for president. At the whistle-stops of Robredo in Cavite, her supporters had a rallying cry: 800,000 minus one, in reference to Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla’s commitment to deliver a victory for former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in the second most vote-rich province by 800,000 votes. “That won’t happen,” small business owner Terry Madlangao, 56, told Philstar.com in Filipino in Dasmariñas City. “There are a lot of Leni supporters here and volunteers.” For 35-year-old broadcast traffic manager Bill Kevin del Rosario, Cavite is not a Marcos country, even if Robredo lost the province in the 2016 vice-presidential race to him by over 150,000 votes. “Caviteños have a different kind of awareness now. We are seeing that our ranks are slowly increasing,” Del Rosario told Philstar.com in Filipino. Robredo told reporters that the 2016 race where she emerged victorious by a slim margin was “more difficult” as she started from the bottom in pre-election surveys, unlike now that she ranks second, albeit still far behind frontrunner Marcos Jr. This is despite the fact that Robredo was an administration candidate when she ran for vice president, which she said gave her the leverage of enjoying the support of local officials. Now an independent opposition candidate with hardly any political machinery to speak of, Robredo relies largely on campaign volunteers, whom she described as all “fired up.” “Back in 2016, we did not have volunteers which is why we’re very hopeful that we would have a better showing here in Cavite compared to 2016,” she said partly in Filipino. “This is very different from 2016. The people did not have this kind of fervor, so hopefully by end March or early April, surveys would capture what we’re seeing on the ground,” she added. On the ground, Robredo’s supporters — her Kakampinks — showed up in the tens of thousands, filling up the General Trias Sports Plaza for her grand rally to prove that “Cavite is pink.” “If this strength that you are showing tonight will be the same strength that we will show until May 9, we will win,” Robredo told the feverish crowd, which organizers said reached around 47,000.
Robredo hops on a motorcycle to reach Cavite grand rally | INQUIRER.NET – Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo hitched a ride on a motorcycle to get to her campaign rally at the General Trias Sports Park in Cavite on Friday night after encountering heavy traffic. A video posted on Facebook by a Robredo supporter named Ellen showed Robredo riding pillion on a motorcycle. In a tweet, Kristine Danica Mariano said the motorcycle is owned by her husband Sherwin Descalso Abdon. She said it was an honor for them to help Robredo reach her campaign rally. Robredo’s chief of staff Philip Dy also posted a photo of the Vice President riding pillion on the motorcycle. “Leni Robredo. Gagawin lahat. Gagawan ng paraan. Maabot ka lang. Salamat sa pagbuhos ng pagmamahal, Cavite!” he said in the caption. (Leni Robredo. She will do everything. She will look for ways. Just to reach you. Thank you for showering your love, Cavite!) Around 47,000 supporters welcomed Robredo and her campaign team at the grand rally.
New Covid-19 cases remain under 1K for 4th day | Manila Bulletin – The daily number of new Covid-19 cases in the Philippines remained below 1,000 for four days in a row. Department of Health’s (DOH) case bulletin on Saturday, March 5, showed 941 new infections. This figure brought the country’s cumulative case count to 3,666,678. Most of the new cases were found in the National Capital Region, Calabarzon, and Central Visayas. Active cases or those who are still sick also decreased to 49,374 or 1.3 percent of the overall case count. There were 1,784 new recoveries and 109 deaths. Recovery tally increased to 3,560,425 and the death toll jumped to 56,879. Among the active cases, 44,586 have mild symptoms; 2,736 are moderate; 1,344 are severe; 416 are asymptomatic; and 292 are critical. The public remained compliant in following the health protocols despite placing certain areas under Alert Level 1, said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje. Thirty-nine areas, including Metro Manila, shifted to the lowest alert status since March 1.
